88 Referees Chosen for the 2013 US Youth Soccer National Championships

FRISCO, Texas (July 15, 2013) — US Youth Soccer is pleased to announce the 88 referees who, based on their performance at the state and regional level, will be officiating the games at the 2013 US Youth Soccer National Championships, presented by the National Guard, July 23-28 in Overland Park, Kan.

The selection process for referees for the US Youth Soccer National Championship Series is based on performance throughout the Series. Just as the teams advance from the state to regional to national level, so do the referees.

The United States Soccer Federation is sending five referee assessors to Overland Park, in addition to several US Youth Soccer assessors. The referees are an integral part of the US Youth Soccer National Championship Series, and they play a key role in its success and advancement to the next level. Being invited to the national level is a great honor for these referees who are dedicated to promoting fair play and furthering their development.

This year, 20 referees — five from each of US Youth Soccer’s four regions — will be returning to work at their second consecutive US Youth Soccer National Championships. Randall Kelley of Massachusetts worked as the head referee in last year’s US Youth Soccer Under-19 Boys McGuire Cup final. He said it is an incredible honor to be selected for these games, considering their prestige within youth soccer.

"So far, it’s been the pinnacle of my refereeing career to referee the McGuire Cup final," Kelley said. "It’s something that we’ve worked for, for years. It’s a real process. We work hard to get better and improve with every tournament we do."

Referees participating in the 55 US Youth Soccer State Association State Cup events are considered for advancement to participate in one of the four US Youth Soccer Regional Championship events. The top referees from each regional event are then considered for advancement to the National Championships. Once selected to the National Championships, the top 20 referees are identified and invited to return to the event the following year.

Region I Referees

First Name

Last Name

State

Grade

Anthony

Brossi

MA

6

*Danielle

Brzezinksi

VA

6

Rosario

Candela

NY-E

5

*Alex

Chilowicz

NJ

5

Lauren

Dearman

NY-W

6

Matthew

DeBlois

RI

7

Corson

Fidler

MD

5

Sergio

Gonzalez

PA-E

6

Kiah

Haslett

VA

7

Melvin

Holmes

PA-E

6

*Randy

Kelley

MA

4

Justen

Lopez

NY-E

5

Stewart

Milton

VA

7

Ian

McKay

MA

5

Rabee

Naji

NY-W

7

David

Nare

DE

5

Milena

Nikolic

VA

6

Andreas

Santibanez

NY-E

6

*Brandon

Smith

PA-E

6

*Mark

Treilman

PA-E

6

Anthony

Visconti

NY-W

6

Alexandria

White

MA

7

Region II Referees

First Name

Last Name

State

Grade

*Brandon

Artis

OH-S

5

Keith

Angel

IL

5

Nick

Balcer

MI

7

Ali

Banane

IN

5

Daniel

Barber

KY

6

Devin

Blazek

KS

5

Kyle

Burkhardt

MN

5

Kyle

Costa

IN

7

Jack

Feldman

IA

6

Elvis

Mahmutovic

MO

5

Zachary

Marzilli

OH-N

7

*Jonathon

McCoy

MI

6

*Adrienne

McDonald

MI

6

Edgar

Osorio

IL

7

Lauren

Parliament

SD

6

*Jordan

Pramuk

IL

5

Chris

Ruska

WI

6

Rachel

Smith

WI

7

Ronald

Stuver

OH-N

6

*Vicente A.

Suarez

OH-N

6

Tyler

Turner

IA

6

Khary

Williams

OH-S

6

Region III Referees

First Name

Last Name

State

Grade

Anelise

Cimino

GA

7

Marcus

DeBruno

TX-N

7

*Doug

Dutt

LA

5

Oladokun

Faduyile

TN

5

Thomas

Holt

AL

7

Christina

Hutchinson

TX-S

5

James

Meade

TX-N

7

*Caleb

Mendez

FL

5

Tony

Mensah

OK

5

R. Tyler

Mitcham

LA

6

*Keith

Ooten

OK

5

Jasmine

Peralta

FL

5

Jennifer

Politz

LA

6

Michael

Remensnyder

GA

7

#Kaylib

Robinson

NC

7

Nima

Saghafi

OK

5

Giovanni

Sanchez

TX-N

5

Nick

Uranga

GA

6

Midge

Van Es

TX-S

5

Rubiel

Vazquez

FL

6

*Jeremy

Weed

TX-S

6

*Ben

Wooten

NC

5

Region IV Referees

First Name

Last Name

State

Grade

*Vince

Apple-Chiarella

CA-N

5

Will

Aten

CO

5

Vincent

Brizzolara

CA-S

5

Miguel

Carmona

AZ

6

Kate

Chapman

CA-S

6

Cuauhtemoc

Delgadillo

NM

6

Andrew

Decker

OR

6

Eric

Ehrhardt

CA-N

6

Kira

Helmer

CA-S

6

*Randy

Hoffman

CA-S

5

Eduardo JR

Jeff

CA-S

5

Christopher

Koll

OR

6

Alicia

Messer

AZ

6

*Samantha

Moos

CA-N

5

Luis

Nunez

CA-N

6

Salma

Perez

CA-S

6

Michael

Radchuck

CA-S

5

*Latham

Riffle

CO

5

Charles

Spaniola

WA

5

*Matthew

Stewart

AZ

5

Miguel

Urbina-Barrios

CO

6

Adam

Zarrin

CO

5

*Returning referee from 2012

#Replaced (due to injury) by Donovan Eubank, TN, Grade 7

Each summer, the US Youth Soccer National Championship Series crowns the boys and girls national champion in seven age groups (Under-13 through Under-19). The finals are a culmination of a year-long series of competitions at the state and regional levels which provides approximately 185,000 players on over 10,000 teams from 55 US Youth Soccer State Associations the opportunity to showcase their soccer skills against the best competition in the nation.